This particular link comes off as gossipy blogspam. There's a REALLY GOOD write up on Roe in the New Republic from a few weeks ago.
https://newrepublic.com/article/127717/ted-cruzs-howitzer
Not sure if it was ever posted to FR. No comment save to say that it's worth the kind of long read. Always insightful to get a glimpse behind the curtain of how Washington operatives live, and the company they keep.